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When Your Pet Dies is the only current nonfiction illustrated book about recovery from pet loss written expressly for children five to ten years old. It is also the only children's nonfiction book which offers grief recovery tools as they pertain to pet loss.
Also available on CD
Animal Companions: Your Friends, Teachers & Guides encourages children to identify their feelings of connectedness with animals by fostering relationships with animals and focusing on "living in the moment" by enjoying each day with their pet and remembering the most important gift of life is love.
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Animal Companions: In Our Hearts, Our Lives and Our World reminds us that humans share with animals the experiences of love, loyalty and fidelity, noting that many species mate for life and grieve a loved one.
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Animal Elders: Caring About Our Aging Animal Companions discusses the various challenges as well as gifts associated with growing old. Observing that the older members of both animal and human societies have traditionally been regarded with respect and esteem and viewed as teachers, counselors and guides, today's society values youth and tends to dismiss, discard or disregard both its human and animal elders.
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Finding Peace: After the Loss of a Loved Animal Companion represents the culmination of Dr. Pomerance's four previous books about our relationship with our animal companions and the remarkable gifts and profound lessons they bring to us. "Finding Peace" serves as a spiritual resource as well as a practical guide to help us cope with and recover from the grieving process and life's adversities.
Also available on CD
Our Rescue Dog Family Album features descriptions of as well as the stories of many of the dogs the author and her husband have adopted and who have become members of their seemingly ever-expanding family. The gifts the animals have brought them are immeasurable; the life lessons they have taught them are invaluable.
I'll See You In Heaven My Friend DVD takes you through the pain and recovery of losing a pet from both the clinical and emotional/spiritual aspects of grieving.
Will I See Fido in Heaven? is a book that every cat, dog or pet owner will want to share with animal loving friends and relatives! It contains 14 heartwarming and unusual animal stories, draws upon over 275 Scriptures from 29 Books of the Bible, and contains commentary from well-known theologians, revealing that all non-human animals do indeed go to Heaven along with those of mankind who have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
Animals, Immortal Beings s considered by many reviewers to be the most comprehensive source of scriptural proof on the topic of animal immortality and should convince millions more that God's plan for our animal friends should be included by all Christian and non-Christian religions in their daily teachings.
Animal Miracles of the God Kind continues along the journey Mary started with the Amazon Christian best-selling book, Will I See Fido in Heaven? Animal Miracles of the God Kind talks about the special miracles that God allows the animal kingdom, which He created for His glory. For anyone who has doubted the immortality of animals and how far God goes to provide for them, then you'll want to read this book!
Resources
Grief Recovery Institute www.grief-recovery.com
John W. James is the Founder, Russell P. Friedman is the Executive Director and Eric J. Cline is Executive Director in Canada of The Grief Recovery Institute. The Institute, an internationally recognized authority, provides programs for The Compassionate Friends, The National SIDS Foundation, The National AIDS Network, The University of California at Irvine, Chapman University, and many others.
Unity of New Hope Church www.unityofnewhope.org
Unity of New Hope provides a Positive Path for Spiritual Living to those in the Denton county area located in Texas.
American Counseling Association www.counseling.org
By providing leadership training, publications, continuing education opportunities, and advocacy services to nearly 45,000 members, ACA helps counseling professionals develop their skills and expand their knowledge base.
Association of Pet Loss & Bereavement (APLB) www.aplb.org
The APLB is a nonprofit association of concerned volunteers who are experienced and knowledgeable in the tender subject of pet death. Our chatrooms are free and available to anyone bereaving for a beloved pet. Membership is not required for this.
SPCA of Texas www.spca.org
The SPCA of Texas is dedicated to providing every animal exceptional care and a loving home.
Texas Counseling Association (TCA) http://www.txca.org/
The TCA is dedicated to providing leadership, advocacy and education to promote the growth and development of the counseling profession and those who are sharing.
Society for Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) www.scbwi.org
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is the only professional organization specifically for those individuals writing and illustrating for children and young adults in the fields of children’s literature, magazines, film, television, and multimedia.
Animal Companions and Their People www.animalcompanionsandtheirpeople.com
"Animal Companions and their People” is dedicated to fostering and furthering an increased understanding of as well as respect and appreciation for the animals with whom we share the earth. It is designed to help us recognize the purposefulness, sacredness and interconnectedness of all creatures. Its purpose is to elevate our consciousness and recognize that animals experience life and death and share many of the same emotions we have